Re: Tequila Forum

Since he is trashing his own dwindling or OOS inventory (Clase Azul & Casamigos), I think this is the lead in to him introducing K&L's new line of barrel selected exclusive tequila's & mezcal. Maybe I'm too young to remember how tasty and "real" tequila used to be. Or is this just more Driscoll dreck? I like how he conjures the image of the dejected Mexican tequila lover shuffling off to the mezcal bars to reminisce about the days when tequila was TEQUILA.

He probably carries a bunch of stuff from 1416, 1472 and other massive contract distilleries. El Tesoro, 7 Leguas, Fortaleza, Casa Noble (not my favorite) and other small brands still carry plenty of tequilas that have a ton of agave. Don Pilar is a small brand that does it the right way as well. There's plenty out there, but you have to get through 140 distilleries and 1600+ brands/expressions to find it.

Re: Tequila Forum

Originally Posted by sob0728

I am big fan of the JC Tradicional line, especially the reposado. Great buy for the money.

It's not bad stuff at all! For $20 and change I really like it, especially chilled. Again, it's not Don Julio. But it will do for when I can't spend $45 on a single bottle of tequila (the majority of the time).

Re: Tequila Forum

Originally Posted by Clavius

It's not bad stuff at all! For $20 and change I really like it, especially chilled. Again, it's not Don Julio. But it will do for when I can't spend $45 on a single bottle of tequila (the majority of the time).

It's solid stuff for the $20 price tag. Not the best, not the worst. It works really well in a paloma and the repo is better than the blanco. The aging mellows it out a bit.

blly - And Don Julio 1942 is definitely good stuff. If you liked that, there's a world of aged tequilas out there for you for around half the price that will knock your socks off.